Best Eugene Real Estate Investor Podcasts (2024)

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The Impact of Buying Properties at a 5% Discount When Nomading™ 26:19

28m ago26:19

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So, you're considering Nomading™. Excellent! But as you dig into the details, you may wonder what the impact would be if you chose to buy a more desirable, higher quality, but maybe less optimal property at full price (without a discount), versus focusing on finding a slightly less desirable, slightly lower quality, but slightly more optimized rent…

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Deal Alchemy™ - Black Box Cash Flow 31:50

7d ago31:50

31:50

Deal Alchemy™ - Black Box Cash Flow Deal Alchemy™ is all about manipulating returns to get the returns you desire most. One variation of Deal Alchemy™ has you think about your rental property investment as a black box. You put money into the black box, some magical things happen over the next few years and out pops profit which you can spend like c…

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Warning - Risks of Rental Demand Declining When Investing in Real Estate 27:04

7d ago27:04

27:04

Warning - Risks of Rental Demand Declining When Investing in Real Estate Risk, risk, risk... Life is full of risks. To a limited degree, we get to choose which risks we voluntarily take on. For example, if you choose to invest in real estate, you choose to take on some additional risks that you might not—directly—face if you opt to invest in someth…

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Private Mortgage Insurance Myths 27:19

21d ago27:19

27:19

Private Mortgage Insurance Myths Reputation can be a challenging thing. I have found, through many conversations with clients over the years, that Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) has a questionable reputation with home buyers in general and investors in particular. However, much of its reputation is based on half-truths, bad information, lies, and…

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Warning - Risks of Neighborhood Decline When Investing in Real Estate 28:18

28d ago28:18

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Warning - Risks of Neighborhood Decline When Investing in Real Estate Everything in life has risks. Not investing adds certain types of risks, while investing adds other risks. One risk that some real estate investors face is the possibility that the neighborhood they're investing in will decline, causing values and/or rents to drop. So, how do we …

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How to Analyze a Duplex 20:59

1M ago20:59

20:59

How to Analyze a Duplex Some real estate investors are sensitive to their ability to get ten 30-year fixed rate financing loans and would prefer to fill those loan spots with larger purchases than just single family rental homes. One way to do that is to buy more expensive properties like duplexes, triplexes or fourplexes. In this class, James will…

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How to Analyze Deals with Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) 12:34

1M ago12:34

12:34

How to Calculate PMI If you're a house hacker, Nomad™, investor buying properties with less than 20% down, or buying creatively where the seller has PMI, you'll want to make sure you know how to analyze deals that have Private Mortgage Insurance. In this mini-class, James will cover how to analyze deals that have PMI, with an emphasis on doing it u…

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Is it Better to Pay Off Properties with Cash Flow or In Full When Nomading™? 35:57

2M ago35:57

35:57

In many cases—not all, but many cases—real estate investors can speed up the time it takes to become financially independent by choosing to pay off the mortgages on their properties early. Sometimes it makes sense to take every extra dollar beyond a healthy amount of reserves and aggressively pay off properties as quickly as possible. Other times, …

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Deal Alchemy™ - Residential vs Commercial Property 14:47

2M ago14:47

14:47

Deal Alchemy™ - Residential vs Commercial Property Deal Alchemy™ is all about manipulating the returns you're earning on your investments. Often, this is done through the choices we make when selecting the investment property and the strategies we choose to implement. For example, you could choose to invest in residential properties where your tena…

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Warning - Risks of Loan Called Due When Investing in Real Estate 30:07

2M ago30:07

30:07

Warning - Risks of Loan Called Due When Investing in Real Estate Investing in real estate adds some risk to an already risk-filled life. However, certain activities and strategies when investing in real estate create additional risks that other strategies and activities do not have. For example, choosing to utilize strategies where the lender has t…

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How to Analyze Buying a Rental Property at a Discount 36:43

2M ago36:43

36:43

How to Analyze Buying a Rental Property at a Discount in Eugene Some real estate investors insist on only buying properties where they can purchase them at a significant discount. While not mutually exclusive, other investors insist on buying quality properties at a fair price as long as it gets them their desired returns and will stand the test of…

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How to Calculate PMI 13:24

3M ago13:24

13:24

How to Calculate PMI If you're planning to buy a property and put less than 20% down, you're likely to be required to pay Private Mortgage Insurance. Lenders prefer that you put at least 20% down, but if you insist on putting less than 20% down, they may still make the loan. However, they will usually do so at a slightly higher mortgage interest ra…

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Is it Better to Buy Rentals with 20% Down or For All Cash After Buying an Owner-Occupant First? 31:08

3M ago31:08

31:08

There are a large number of investing strategies you could pursue as a real estate investor: Nomad™, house hacking, fix and flip, buying 20% down rentals, buying 25% down rentals, saving up to buy free and clear rentals and many, many more options. Which is the best? Which gets you to financial independence fastest? Which gives you the highest net …

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Deal Alchemy™ - Increasing Down Payment 19:53

3M ago19:53

19:53

Deal Alchemy™ - Increasing Down Payment There are four primary returns from investing in rental properties: appreciation, cash flow, debt paydown, and the tax benefits of depreciation. Additionally, there is a secondary return in the form of the interest earned on the reserves required to make the investment in the first place. Many real estate inv…

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Warning - Risks of Rental Property Expenses When Investing in Real Estate 43:03

3M ago43:03

43:03

Warning - Risks of Rental Property Expenses When Investing in Real Estate Risk is all around us. When we choose to invest in anything, we’re choosing to take on the additional risk characteristics of that investment. For example, when we choose to invest in real estate, we choose to take on the risk characteristics of the specific real estate inves…

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How to Analyze a New Construction Single-Family Home Property 33:44

4M ago33:44

33:44

How to Analyze a New Construction Single-Family Home Property in Eugene Your ability to analyze deals is arguably the most important skill as a real estate investor. It allows you to make smart investment decisions and helps you avoid making career-ending bad decisions, such as buying cash-flowing-sucking vampire properties. In this class, James wi…

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The 3 Strategies to Pay PMI 29:54

4M ago29:54

29:54

The 3 Strategies to Pay Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) Whether they're putting 15% down and buying a non-owner-occupied property or utilizing an owner-occupied loan with 0%, 3%, 3.5%, or 5% down for Nomading™ or house hacking, some real estate investors will choose to put less than 20% down. With the decision to put less than 20% down comes the c…

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Is It Better to Pay Off Rentals Early With Extra Cash Flow or Traditional Nomad™? 31:10

4M ago31:10

31:10

Investing in real estate is full of truthy-sounding falsehoods: it is always better to do X than Y. However, if you were crazy enough to sit down and do the math, you'd find the truth to be much more nuanced. For example, should you take all your extra cash flow and savings and apply it to your mortgages each month to pay off rental properties fast…

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The Great Portland Rent Debate: Trends, Shifts, and Forecasts 6:04

4M ago6:04

6:04

In this episode of the HFO Multifamily Marketwatch, HFO Investment Real Estate's Senior Research Analyst Mike Pierce analyzes Portland's rental market, discussing the slowdown in construction, the shift towards luxury inventory, and the resurgence of concessions. Delve into the pandemic's impact on renter preferences, Oregon's rent increase cap, an…

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Deal Alchemy™ - Cash Flow to Debt Paydown 25:54

4M ago25:54

25:54

Deal Alchemy™ - Cash Flow to Debt Paydown There are four primary returns from investing in rental properties: appreciation, cash flow, debt paydown, and the tax benefits of depreciation. Additionally, there is a secondary return in the form of the interest earned on the reserves required to make the investment in the first place. Many real estate i…

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Warning - The Risk of Down Payment Size When Investing in Real Estate 47:37

4M ago47:37

47:37

Warning - The Risk of Down Payment Size When Investing in Real Estate Life is full of risks. When we choose to invest, we choose to take on additional risks. If we invest in stocks, we choose to take on certain risks. When we choose to invest in bonds, we take on different risks. When we choose to invest in real estate, we choose to take on additio…

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How to Analyze a 5% Down Single-Family Nomad™ Property 36:42

5M ago36:42

36:42

How to Analyze a 5% Down Single-Family Nomad™ Property in Eugene Using the latest version of The World's Greatest Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet™, we will walk through how to analyze a single-family home Nomad™ property with a 5% down payment. Learn how to analyze deals correctly and avoid buying cash flow vampires. Only buy the best deals t…

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What Affects Your PMI Rate 16:30

5M ago16:30

16:30

What Affects Your PMI Rate Lenders prefer that you put at least 20% down, but if you push hard enough, many will allow you to put less than 20% down if you're willing to purchase insurance to protect them in case you default. This insurance is called Private Mortgage Insurance. The cost of this insurance depends on several factors. Some are primary…

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Is It Better to Rent or Buy an Owner-Occupant Property for 5% Down When Otherwise Buying 25% Down Rentals? 31:21

5M ago31:21

31:21

You're a real estate investor looking to acquire properties by saving up and putting 25% down. Should you buy an owner-occupied property first? What if that's more expensive than renting? Should you still do it? What if it means you'll be saving less for acquiring rentals by buying an owner-occupied property first? In this comparison class, we will…

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Deal Alchemy™ - Lease-Options 27:12

5M ago27:12

27:12

Deal Alchemy™ - Lease-Options Different real estate investors desire, prefer, and prioritize different returns. For example, many real estate investors have a strong preference for the cash flow part of their return. With Deal Alchemy™, we can manipulate returns and move them from one area to another. Or, we can move them from one or more areas to …

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Warning - Insurable Risks When Investing in Real Estate 32:35

6M ago32:35

32:35

Warning - Insurable Risks When Investing in Real Estate Life has risks. Real estate investing in Eugene adds some additional risks. Some of these risks can be shifted from your responsibility to the responsibility of a third party for a fee. This is often described as insurance. You choose to pay someone else to take on a risk you don't want to tak…

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How to Analyze a 20% Down Single-Family Home Rental 54:16

6M ago54:16

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How to Analyze a 20% Down Single-Family Home Rental Using the latest version of The World's Greatest Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet™, we will walk through how to analyze a single-family home rental property with a 20% down payment. Learn how to analyze deals correctly and avoid buying cash flow vampires. Only buy the best deals that make sen…

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What is PMI And How to Avoid It 21:34

6M ago21:34

21:34

What is PMI And How to Avoid It You want to work with a lender so that you don't need to purchase a property with all cash. The lender is willing to lend you money, charging you interest to make a profit, and ensuring there is a safety buffer of equity in case you default and they need to foreclose to recover their funds. Your goal is to minimize t…

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Is It Better to Put 25% Down and Buy 9 Rental Properties After Buying an Owner-Occupant or Nomad™ with 5% Down? 33:15

6M ago33:15

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Should you use the Nomad™ strategy to acquire properties with a minimal 5% down payment as quickly as possible? Or is it better to be a little more patient and save up for full 25% down payments and buy rentals without moving into each? By saving up for a 25% down payment, the properties will cash flow better. That may allow you to save up faster f…

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Improving Cash Flow on Rental Properties by Improving the Property 28:04

7M ago28:04

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Improving Cash Flow on Rental Properties by Improving the Property When real estate prices, mortgage interest rates, and rent rates are high, it can be more challenging to generate great cash flow from a rental property. However, it is also more important than ever to do everything in your power to maximize cash flow. There are 88 strategies for im…

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Refinancing Rental Property Tips 33:16

7M ago33:16

33:16

Refinancing Rental Property Tips There are many flavors of refinancing rental properties: cash-out refinances, cash-in refinances, rate and term refinances, and recasting loans. Understanding each one, when you might want to use them in your real estate investing, the general rules and guidelines for using them, and the impact of each are all impor…

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69. Hard Money Insights with Eugene Nilus 19:23

7M ago19:23

19:23

Do you find yourself without enough funds to support deals that are coming in at a higher rate than you can afford to invest in? Eugene Nilus is the Founder of Y2 Lending that provides capital to real estate investors, real estate wholesalers and helps private accredited investors to diversify their portfolios by investing into short term debt and …

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Financing Tips When Writing an Offer to Buy a Rental 18:52

7M ago18:52

18:52

Financing Tips When Writing an Offer to Buy a Rental So, you understand financing for buying your next property, and you're ready to go out in search of a property to buy. There are a few financing-related tips that might help set you up for success, improve the odds of getting your offer accepted, getting the best price and terms on your offer, an…

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Real Estate Attorney Spotlight: Eugene Paolino, Genova Burns Partner Ep. 10 25:42

7M ago25:42

25:42

In this episode of REal Direct, we are joined by Eugene Paolino, Partner at Genova Burns. With over four decades of legal practice, Eugene brings unparalleled expertise to the table as we talk about current market trends that he’s seeing first hand.By The Marketing Directors

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68. Doubling Her Mom’s Retirement Income Through Private Lending with Becky Webster 17:41

7M ago17:41

17:41

Looking to double your retirement income? Imagine having premium deals come to you, saving you precious time and effort looking for them, while potentially earning a substantial amount of income. Becky Webster is a real estate entrepreneur who has gotten out of active real estate investing and for a number of years ago decided to become really focu…

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Is It Better to Sell Properties to Invest in Stocks If That Means Financial Independece When Nomading™? 30:32

7M ago30:32

30:32

Sometimes buying rental properties is merely a means to an end: financial independence. Some folks don't want to hold onto their rental properties, manage them, or deal with the business of owning them when they achieve financial independence. Instead, they may prefer to have their money more passively invested in stocks. Can a real estate investor…

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From Boardrooms to Bedrooms: How office conversions are changing the real estate game 8:13

7M ago8:13

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In this episode of the HFO Multifamily Marketwatch, HFO Investment Real Estate's Senior Research Analyst Mike Pierce discusses the housing shortage in Oregon and the potential of office-to-apartment conversions as a solution. Mike delves into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the commercial real estate market, with a significant increase in re…

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67. 1M Lift on 2M Property with Nicholas Brown 25:09

7M ago25:09

25:09

Struggling to secure financing for your property deals? Nicholas Brown is a real estate investor who is also a Capital Advisor who helps investors that want to diversify from 1-4 unit property investing to reaching their goals by acquiring 5+ Multi-Family/Apartment properties, Commercial properties, and New-Construction/Land Development. Join us in…

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Tips for Getting Mortgage Quotes from Lenders 34:08

7M ago34:08

34:08

Tips for Getting Mortgage Quotes from Lenders If you choose a random lender, you'll have a random chance of closing with financing. And in many markets, if your lender fails to perform, you as the buyer are in default (since your lender is not a party to the contract). Wouldn't you rather have more certainty that your lender will perform and that y…

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66. Private Lending on SCALE with Chris Messier 18:35

7M ago18:35

18:35

How can you effectively persuade investors to willingly invest their money and work with you even while addressing the potential drawbacks of an investment opportunity? Let's hear it out from Chris Messier who is an experienced real estate investor and hard money lender with a successful track record of financing diverse real estate projects. To fo…

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EV - Why It's Risky to Leverage Up When Investing in Real Estate 39:47

8M ago39:47

39:47

In the last few years, we've seen equity explode. Property prices have been growing like a weed in a spring. And, lower mortgage interest rates mean loan paydown has been more like the Mississippi than a backyard creek. Many real estate investors who owned property during that period will be tempted to tap into that equity to invest in more propert…

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Michael Barry, Ironstate Development Co-Founder 17:40

8M ago17:40

17:40

We had the opportunity to sit down with Michael Barry, President, and CEO of Ironstate Development - one of the largest privately held real estate development and management companies in the Northeast. Ironstate has a focus on large-scale mixed-use residential, retail and hospitality projects, and Michael is responsible for the oversight of the com…

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Ways to Speed Up Achieving Financial Independence 58:42

8M ago58:42

58:42

How can you speed up your journey to financial independence (FI)? In this special class, James will go over a brand-new spreadsheet and walk you through all the different ways to speed up your achievement of financial independence. James covers the following in this class: What is financial independence? How is financial independence defined mathem…

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Preparing to Get Mortgages 31:15

8M ago31:15

31:15

Preparing to Get Mortgages So, you’ve decided to invest in real estate and know that you’ll need a mortgage to buy property. There are some things you should do BEFORE you apply for your mortgage. You should be thinking about these things ideally for multiple years before you try to get a mortgage. In this mini-class, we will discuss the preparatio…

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65. The Property is 51% of the Deal with Limor Markman 26:11

8M ago26:11

26:11

Planning to invest your money and earn a good deal in real estate without having to actively get involved in deals? Known as the Private Lending Queen of Canada, Limor Markman transforms the way you build wealth through Rent To Own and Private Lending strategies. If you're interested in earning income passively, without the hassle of managing tenan…

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HFO Multifamily Marketwatch Oregon | Unlocking the Potential: Nonprofits and Religious Organizations as Catalysts for Change in Oregon's Housing Crisis 6:23

8M ago6:23

6:23

On this week's episode of Multifamily Marketwatch, Senior Research Analyst Mike Pierce dives into the innovative approach nonprofits and religious organizations are taking in addressing the housing crisis. Inspired by California's initiatives, these groups are converting their properties into low-income housing, bypassing expensive local permitting…

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Accessing Equity in Properties 30:08

8M ago30:08

30:08

Accessing Equity in Properties With prices up a lot over the last few years and interest rates having lingered near all-time lows, many real estate investors find themselves sitting on massive amounts of equity in their properties. But, how do you access that equity? In this mini-class, James will look at a variety of ways to access equity in prope…

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64: ’One Spot Left’ Capital Urgency with Mel Godbout 41:22

8M ago41:22

41:22

Are you tired of being stuck with just a few properties and struggling to achieve financial freedom? Well, listen up because we have an incredible success story to share with you. Meet Mel Gabou, in just over two years, has built an impressive portfolio of 280 rental units. Yes, you heard that right. Mel and his wife went from a duplex to owning 28…

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Real Estate Attorney Spotlight: Bradley Silverbush, Rosenberg & Estis Senior Litigation Partner Ep. 8 25:47

8M ago25:47

25:47

We had the opportunity to learn from Bradley Silverbush, one of the most respected trial attorneys in New York City. As a distinguished Senior Litigation Partner at the NYC law firm of Rosenberg & Estis, Bradley brings an unparalleled wealth of experience in owner representation and real-estate related disputes, particularly within the intricate la…

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HFO Multifamily Marketwatch - Washington - October 16, 2023 11:27

8M ago11:27

11:27

This week's topics include: 55 million vacant homes in the US; Governor Jay Inslee's eviction moratorium being upheld by the state Supreme Court, and Economist Matthew Gardner's predictions for Washington.By HFO Investment Real Estate

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